A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Brown Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery
Lat: 37.0573° (37° 3' 26")
Lon: -84.5422° (-84° 32' 31")
The Brown Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies just to the northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Love Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Bradley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Chapel Cemetery
- The Bradley Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- The Bradley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Soul Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soul Chapel Cemetery
- The Soul Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Dutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutton Cemetery
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Dollens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dollens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dollens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dollens Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Vaught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaught Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
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- Vaught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaught Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Bradley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bradley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Bradley Family Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- The Bradley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Randall Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Chapel Cemetery
- The Randall Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Woodall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199789 <6>
- Pine Thicket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Thicket Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Thicket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Thicket Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The James Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Grundy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grundy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <7>
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <7>
- Bronston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Dykes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Shopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Sloans Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloans Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Mount Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
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- Whetstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dabney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Science Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <7>
- Acorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Frazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Nancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Ansel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ansel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brown Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pulaski County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #487991 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #487991 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Somerset
- County: Pulaski Elev: 264
- Location given for GNIS #487991 (Brown Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0573, Longitude: -84.5422 In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |